Yuki Abe
Abe playing for Leicester City
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yuki Abe | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1998 | JEF United Ichihara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2006 | JEF United Ichihara | 214 | (36) |
| 2007–2010 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 120 | (14) |
| 2010–2012 | Leicester City | 52 | (2) |
| 2012– | Urawa Red Diamonds | 135 | (17) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000 | Japan U-20 | 2 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Japan U-23 | 13 | (3) |
| 2005–2011 | Japan | 53 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 February 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 October 2011 (UTC) |
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Yuki Abe (阿部 勇樹 Abe Yūki?, born 6 September 1981) is a Japanese footballer who plays for the Japanese national team and Urawa Red Diamonds as a midfielder.
Born in Ichikawa, Chiba, Abe, then a member of the JEF United Ichihara (now JEF United Ichihara Chiba) youth side, made his debut with the senior club at the age of 16 years and 333 days on 5 August 1998, at the time a record for the youngest Japanese professional player and J-League. He went on to become JEF United's captain, and led the club to the 2005 and 2006 J. League Cup titles while being named to the league's Best Eleven during the span.
On 22 January 2007, Abe joined Urawa, the defending J. League and Emperor's Cup champions, for a transfer fee of around ¥360 million (around $3 million), a record amount for a Japanese player in a domestic deal.
Abe helped Urawa to win the AFC Champions League 2007. He scored once in the second leg of the final against Iran's Sepahan F.C.. Abe participated in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup playing for Urawa who eventually lost to A.C. Milan. Urawa finished in third place.
On 26 August 2010, Abe was signed by English Championship club Leicester City, signing a three-year contract. He made his debut in a 2-1 league win over Cardiff City on 14 September, scoring his first goal for the club in a 4-2 win over Ipswich Town on 7 May 2011. His last league goal for the club was in a 1-0 win over Brighton on 17 September 2011. Suffering from homesickness, Abe's contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 22 January 2012 and he returned to Japan to re-join former club Urawa Reds.
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